Financial spread betting company WorldSpreads stated this morning that its UK subsidiary has signed an exclusive agreement with 188BET to provide a financial spread betting service to its clients worldwide.

Yesterday marked the launch of GoldenBoys Bet, a new finance pool betting platform offering players the opportunity to bet on the closing position of financial assets like indices, foreign exchange and commodities on various financial markets around the world.

LCG, the financial spread betting company behind Capital Spreads announced Wednesday for the 6 months ended June 30, that pretax profit is expected to be in the region of £4.0 million, which is ahead of the same period last year.

Last Friday, marked the first time ever that IG Index the grand-daddy of the financial spread betting revolution, surpassed the LSE in valuation terms. IG’s traders have created a business now worth more than the Stock Exchange